Law enforcement agencies are now required to electronically record certain interrogations.

It's part of Gov. Cuomo's Criminal Justice Reform Act that took effect on April 1. It requires all custodial interrogation of individuals accused of serious crimes, including homicides and felony sex offenses, to be electronically recorded.

The overall goal is to increase transparency and aid in the judicial process.

Failure to record interrogations could mean a confession is inadmissible as evidence.

Not all agencies have the equipment to pull this off, but the state has taken that into account.

“We only had it in one of our facilities. New York State offered grant funding for places that didn't have cameras so that we could comply with the law. So now we were awarded part of a grant so that we will be able to add cameras to other locations to enhance our ability to record,” said Joseph Kane, Elmira police chief.

The Elmira Police Department was awarded a little more than $11,000.